Singapore legislation
Section 100
Section 100
Unauthorised claim that patent has been applied for
(1)
If a person represents that a patent has been applied for in respect of any article disposed of for value by the person and —
no such application has been made; or
any such application has been refused, withdrawn or treated as having been abandoned,the person shall, subject to this section, be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
(2)
Subsection (1)(b) does not apply where the representation is made or continues to be made before the expiry of a period which commences with the refusal, withdrawal or abandonment and which is reasonably sufficient to enable the accused to take steps to ensure that the representation is not made or does not continue to be made.
(3)
For the purpose of subsection (1), a person who for value disposes of an article having stamped, engraved or impressed on it or otherwise applied to it the words “patent applied for” or “patent pending”, or anything expressing or implying that a patent has been applied for in respect of the article, is taken to represent that a patent has been applied for in respect of it.
(4)
In any proceedings for an offence under this section, it is a defence for the accused to prove that the accused used due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.